Season 5

Season 5 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 24, 2007, on the ABC network.

On November 27, 2007, Indy 500 driver Hélio Castroneves and professional dancer Julianne Hough were announced the winners, marking the second win for Hough.

Couples
On August 29, 2007, the celebrity cast was announced on Good Morning America by host Tom Bergeron, judge Carrie Ann Inaba, and reigning celebrity champion Apolo Anton Ohno. Hélio Castroneves and Sabrina Bryan returned for the All-Stars season, where this time Castroneves was paired with Chelsie Hightower and Bryan was paired with Louis Van Amstel. Castroneves and Bryan finished 10th and 8th, respectively.

Hosts and Judges
Tom Bergeron returned as host. Samantha Harris gave birth on September 23, 2007; during her leave of absence Season 2 champion Drew Lachey served as co-host. On October 15, 2007, Harris returned to the show.

Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

Average Chart
This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale.

Highest and Lowest Scoring Performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

Couples' Highest and Lowest Scoring Dances
Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.

Weekly Scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Tour
The third tour started in Seattle, Washington on December 18, 2007, and ended in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 10, 2008. The pairs performing in the tour were:


 * Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke
 * Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff
 * Joey Lawrence and Edyta Śliwińska
 * Monique Coleman and Alec Mazo
 * Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson
 * Hélio Castroneves and Julianne Hough
 * Marie Osmond and Jonathan Roberts
 * Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas / Derek Hough
 * Wayne Newton and Cheryl Burke